Friday, May 8, 2009

Birthday Idea: Chinese Princess Party

In a span of one month, I've (errr...me and my daughter) attended 6 birthday parties and 4 out of those are Disney princess themed party. My daughter eventually grew tired of the princess themed and I can't blame her.

I then thought of a Chinese Princess themed parteeyyy! Instead of gowns, feather scarves and wands you can buy different colors of chinese dresses for girls, chinese fans, hair accessories such as comb clips and ribbons, and don't forget to add a little (skin-friendly) cosmetics (that includes red nail polish!).To really make the party a blast, adorn the party area with Chinese accents such as lanterns, Chinese characters, Chinese songs, Chinese activity books and materials, and a bowl of fortune cookies.

For the cake: you can DIY cupcakes topped with Chinese letters and numbers

For the lootbags: you can have Chinese boxes (ones you normally have on Chinese take outs) personalized it by pasting on your child's name on the front and a thank you not on the back. Place little Chinese goodies inside (candies, chocolates, purses, etc)

For invites: you can print a cute Chinese inspired invitation and put it on red envelopes

You don't need to spend so much to have great birthday parties. A little imagination and a lot of patience helps! :) DIY as much as you can and it'll be more special since your kid knows it's from labor of love.